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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: His Life Man Opportunity Ready Secret Success

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If you're not very clever you should be conciliatory.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Clever Should Very You

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The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Degraded Democracy Politicians Statesmen Weary Whom World

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A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Conservative Government Hypocrisy Organized

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Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Antiquity Conservatism Future Having Makes Offers Preparation Prescription Present Principle Progress Redress Rejected Respect Shrinks

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The services in wartime are fit only for desperadoes, but in peace are only fit for fools.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Fit Fools Only Peace Services Wartime

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Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Conceal Confuse Explicit Frank Line Mind Minds Others Own Right Take Wish You Your

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The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Nation Posterity Youth

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London is a roost for every bird.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Bird Every London Roost

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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness.

~Benjamin Disraeli

Topics: Gladness Like Man Nature Sometimes

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Statesman

Born: December 21st, 1804

Died: April 19th, 1881

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